Nintendo of America President: 'We Have a Great Relationship With Microsoft' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 November 2023 / 5,975 Views
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser in an interview with Inverse was asked about his thoughts on the leaked documents that revealed Microsoft had discussions in acquiring Nintendo in 2020 and he said the two companies "have a great relationship."
"We have a great relationship with Microsoft," said Bowser. "We consider them to be partners in many, many ways, and you only have to look at Nintendo Switch to see that partnership. Obviously, Minecraft is on Nintendo Switch, and we brought Banjo Kazooie to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. So, we're looking forward to that partnership continuing.
"As far as consolidation in the industry goes, I've been a part of this industry for 16-plus years now. One thing that's been constant is the acquisitions of studios. But the other constant is the fact that new studios are popping up every single year.
"Incredibly creative studios are making content, from indie-sized to AAA-sized games. So as consolidation happens, on an equal basis, we're seeing these new studios, which really just speaks to the dynamic nature of the industry overall. In the end, that bodes well for the player."
Microsoft and Nintendo earlier this year signed a "binding 10-year legal agreement" to bring Call of Duty games to Nintendo platforms now that Microsoft has completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Microsoft is one of the biggest third party publishers at this point. Nintendo would be a fool to not have a good working partnership with MS.
This is a ridiculous post, as history is clear that Nintendo's success does not depend on 3rd party studios. Money is money, but Microsoft is in the beggar's position as Nintendo is the #1 platform for a few generations and most importantly the current one, and dictates the rules of the game. Microsoft would be a fool not to court Nintendo.
No, Nintendo success is not dependent on 3rd party studios but why leave money on the table when you can make sure to also try to get as many of those games on your system as possible. Nintendo does not dictate the market. Not sure where you get that from. While Nintendo has carved out their own space, its not like what they do is driving the market in any particular direction. MS could easily just concentrate on mobile, PC and Xbox console and that would be enough to maintain significant revenue. So no, I disagree MS need Nintendo just like Nintendo do not need MS but as stated is never a bad move to keep and maintain good relationships then leave money on the table.
This relationship will only grow on the next system for sure. Now that CoD will be on the system for the next 10 years, that will help bring that audience to the Nintendo ecosystem.
Translation:
Minecraft makes us a lot of money so we're happy to partner with Microsoft.
Also, we haven't been in direct competition with Microsoft since the GameCube and Original Xbox. And now that Switch is printing money and Xbox isn't even as close in profit margins, they're not a threat right now.
Their buildings in the US are within walking distance from each other. I imagine there are office get-togethers from time to time.
confirmed all marios and zeldas on gamepass
Nintendo is changing their name to Macrohard.
Maybe this will get us a new Banjo-Kazooie game on Nintendo Switch's successor? Or even Killer Instinct classic on Switch?
a new Banjo sticking to its roots!!!
No more nuts and bolts!!
Exactly!
Remember Microsoft got treated as laughing stock when trying to buy Nintendo in the 2000's; Such a thing will not materialize even in Spencer's wildest dreams as much as it would be (in his own words) a "career moment" for him. Unlike what has happened with cinema the videogame industry will not fall to the hands of a big corporation with bottomless pockets, I hope.
OMG Nintendo bought by Microsoft confirmed ! /s
"I mean, not as good to put any of our games on their platform, but good enough to let them put any game they want in ours"
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